Squeezer.



No.' 694,6l7. Patented Mar. 4, |902.

J. CUOMBER.

' SQUEEZEB.

(Application med (rune 5, 1901.)

(No Model.)

TH: NoRms PErEnsco. wHomLlrHo., WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNTTED STATES l PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES oooMBER, or NEW' YoRK, N. Y., AssIGNoR oF ONE-HALF To CHARLES o.NARET, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SQUEEZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,617, dated March 4,1902.

Application filed June 5; 1901. Serial No. 63,332. (No model.)

the several novel features of construction hereinafter described andmore particularly `deued by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings, Figure rl isa perspective -view of a squeezer embodyingthe invention, the parts being shown in position to receive the articlewherefrom the juice is to be expressed. Fig. 2 is a view on a somewhatlarger scale, partly in section and partly in -side elevation, themembers being shown in closed position.

The squeezer comprises two frame members A and B. A denotes the lowermember of the jsqueezer, and said member comprises a han- 'dle a, a ringportion o', and an arm or lug a2, extending rearwardly and upwardlytherefrom. B denotes a coacting upper member or jaw and comprises ahandle l), a cone or plunger b', and an arm or lug h2, pivotally at-,tached to the bifurcated terminal of arm t? by pin or rivet 3.

A holder O comprises a cup-like body c for holding the article fromwhich the juice is to be expressed,apivotlug c',whereby the holder ispivotally secured to member A by pin 4, and an operating-arm c2,havingan opening c3 therein, wherethrough arm b2 of member B is extended. Theholder is normally positioned with its cup extending upwardly, so alemon or the like can be quickly and conveniently placed therein. Anotch c4 in the lower edge of cup c serves as an exit for the juice.

The operation is as follows: Assuming the members to be in positionshown in Fig. l, it will be seen that the holder is inverted and inposition to permit a lemon to be conveniently placed thereinI and tohold the lemon. The operator will then force the handles o, and btogether, and during such shift member B will swing about pivot 3 andcause arm h2 thereof, which is extended through opening c3 ofoperating-arm c2, to oscillate the holder C about pivot 4.Simultaneously the cone b' will engage the lemon, enter the holder, andexpress `the juice therefrom. When the handles are -brought together,the holder will have been shifted'iuto position to discharge theexpressed juice, and the cone will have entered the holder. Y During theinitial shift of the members the cone will engage the lemon and -hold itsecurely seated in the holder. When .the residue of the lemon is to beremoved from the squeezer, the handles will be separated and the holderwill be shifted in reverse direction and inverted for conveniencev inremoving the lemon, and the cone will be simultaneously withdrawn fromthe holder. Thus it will be seen that the invention provides a squeezerin which the cone and holder aresimultaneously and positively shiftedtogether to express and discharge the juice, and, furthermore, thereverse shift separates the cup and cone and inverts the holder intoconvenientposition to receive the articles. The compressing parts- 0).e., the cup and conewhen the members are'in open position are separatedsufficiently to permita lemon or the like to be placedinto the holder,and, furthermore, the holder is i'nverted,'so as to hold the article. ymember the cone will engage and secure the lemon before the holder hasbeen tilted into discharging position. On reverse shift the cone will bewithdrawn and the holder inverted to permit the residue to beconvenieiitly removed.

The construction throughout is simple, and it will be seen that thenecessity ot tilting the squeezer laterally to discharge the juice fromthe squeezer is entirely avoided.

On shift of 4the', upper frame The invention is not to be understood asrestricted to the details shown and described, but may be modified bythe skilled mechanic without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what IOO I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a squeezer, the combination with two frame members, and a pivotalconnection between said members, of two compressing` parts, one of whichis securedto one of said members, and the other of which is pivotallysecured to one of said members and operatively connected to the other ofsaid members, said parts being connected so the relative shift of one ofsaid members will el'I'ect the shift of both of said compressing parts.

2. In a squeezer, the combination with two pivotally-connected framemembers, each of which is provided with a handle, of two compressingparts, one of which is rigidly secured to one of said members, and theother of which is pivotally secured to one of said members andoperatively connected to the other of said members, said parts beingconnected so the relative shift of one of said frame members will eectthe coaction of the compressing parts and the shift necessary to bringthe compressing parts into position to discharge the expressed juice.

3. In a squeezer, the combination with two pivotally-connected framemembers, each of which is provided with a handle, of two compressingparts, one of which is rigidly secured to one of said members, and theother of which is pivotally secured to 011e of said members andoperatively connected to the other of said members, said parts beingconnected so the relative shift of one of said frame members will effectthe coaction of the compressing parts and the shift necessary to bringthe compressing parts into position to discharge the expressed juicewhen shifted in one direction and to bring the parts into loadingposition when shifted in the other direction. 4o

holder pivotally secured to one of said memt bers and operatively,connected to the other of said members, and whereby the relative shiftof the frame members will effect the coaction of the cone or plunger andsaid holder, and the shift of said holder.

5. In a squeezer, the combination with two frame members pivotallyconnected at one end, and each of which is provided with a handle, of aplunger or cone rigidly secured to one of said frame members, and aholder pivotally connected to one of said members, and provided with anarm having an opening therein wherethrough the other of said framemembers is extended.

6. In a squeezer, the combination with two frame members, each of whichis provided with an arm at one end whereby theyare pivotally connectedand a handle at the other end, of a cone or plunger rigidly secured toone of said members, and a holder pivotally connected to the arm of oneof said members, and provided with an arm having an opening thereinwherethrough the arm of the other of the frame members is extended, oneof said frame members having a ring portion into which the holder canpass.

JAMES COOMBER.

Witnesses:

FRED GERLACH, CHARLES C. NARE'r.

